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330,000 UK Pensioners Lose an Average of £2,600 a Year in Housing Benefit Under DWP Rules

Over 330,000 UK pensioners receive reduced Housing Benefit due to private pension income inclusion in means tests, potentially discouraging retirement savings and increasing future Housing Benefit spending.

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Thousands of pensioners missing out on DWP income boost due to ‘long and difficult’ process

Older people report that benefits system makes them ‘give up’

The Independent UK

Martin Lewis urges people of State Pension age not to miss out on £5,000 annual rent discount

Around 250,000 pensioner households need to claim Housing Benefit directly from their local council.

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Martin Lewis urges people to check if they qualify for six key DWP benefits with millions missing out

The MoneySavingExpert founder explained that households may be entitled to their share of £19 billion in unclaimed benefits including Universal Credit and Pension Credit

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New calls to give £900 cost of living payment to people only on Housing Benefit

Housing Benefit claimants must also be in receipt of a means-tested payment to qualify for the extra cash support.

Daily Record

DWP plans to target elderly people who may be due £3,500 income top-up

There have been 271,851 Pension Credit applications submitted from April 2022 to March 2023

Nottingham Post

New DWP plans to target more older people who may be due £3,500 income top-up

DWP also announced Pension Credit awareness week will run from June 12-16, 2023.

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New calls to raise Local Housing Allowance in-line with inflation to help private tenants with cost of living

A new petition proposes increasing rates by 10.1% to help offset rising rent costs in the private housing sector.

Daily Record

People on Child Benefit may be able to claim other support faster as HMRC launches new service

The service is available online and can speed up processing times for Council Tax or Housing Benefit.

Daily Record

What benefits can I claim with state pension?

Additional support is available to those currently claiming state pension which can help with housing costs and bills

Manchester Evening News

The full list of dates when DWP payments will change in April 2023

As confirmed in the Chancellor's Autumn statement last year, benefits, payments and the state pension will rise by 10.1% from April

Daily Mirror

'Single mum' benefits cheat caught out after posting loved-up pics on her Facebook

Andrea Lawner claimed extra working tax credit, child tax credit, income support and housing benefit on the false pretext she was living alone and bringing up two children by herself, on a low income

Daily Mirror

Government schemes that can give you a discount on rent

Britain’s economic woes make finding affordable housing an even trickier prospect than usual

The Independent UK

Protest over rent hike at 'Big Fat Gypsy Weddings' caravan site

Travellers in mobile homes face a 12.4pc increase while those in social housing properties will pay seven per cent more

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Five DWP benefits to be scrapped by the end of 2024 in Universal Credit rollout

Claimants getting DWP benefits including Tax Credit and Income Support are being slowly swapped over to Universal Credit, with the process set to finish by just 2024

Glasgow Live

DWP to replace six benefits with Universal Credit by end of 2024 - see if you are affected

Those claiming old-style benefits such as Housing Benefit, have been issued an important as message as the DWP is replacing them with Universal Credit - but some could be worse off.

Daily Record

Some Housing Benefit claimants may be due Special Payment from DWP following reassessment exercise

Some 118,000 arrears payments worth over £600 million have been made to ESA and Incapacity Benefit claimants.

Daily Mirror

All cost of living help still to come including £324 payment - and when you'll get it

The Government has already paid out billions of pounds to help with the rising cost of living, but there is more cash coming later this year and into 2023 as well

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Northumberland legacy claimants among first to be switched to Universal Credit say DWP

The county is one of six areas chosen to start move from Jobseeker's Allowance, tax credits, Income Support, ESA and Housing Benefit

Daily Record

DWP identifies new benefit claimants who may be due back pay following reassessment exercise earlier this year

Some 22,500 ESA and Incapacity Benefit claimants were underpaid Housing Benefit between 2011 and 2019.

Daily Mirror

Brits waiting for £326 cost of living payments urged to beware of scammers

Thousands of Brits are still waiting for the first half of the Government's £650 cost of living payments, so don't be fooled by anyone asking for your details and saying you have to apply

Daily Record

People claiming new Adult Disability Payment may also qualify for huge range of other benefit top-ups

An award for Adult Disability Payment is worth between £97.80 and £627.60 every four weeks.

Daily Record

DWP rejects call to extend £650 cost of living payment eligibility to include all Housing Benefit claimants

The first payment for £326 will be made from July 14.

Nottingham Post

How to get support in Nottingham to tackle the rising cost of living

There is help available - here's a round up of what's out there

The Independent UK

More than £130m in public money handed to housing providers named and shamed by regulator

Investigation: Simon Murphy and May Bulman uncover huge sums in housing benefit for vulnerable people paid to firms whose bosses are cashing in through a loophole in regulation

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